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Life of traditional Windmills

The life of traditional windmills can be compared in some way to human life. Think about this, suddenly one day it does not exist, it will remain in our memories and photos. This happened to the windmill in Keminmaa, which was abandoned, but one day its life run out in a gloomy and sad way. What happened? The distance from Helsinki to Keminmaa is 720km/ 447mi.Number of nine photos.

Another case is the windmill in Piippola. Its distance from Helsinki is 513km / 319mi. Maybe it served all its life without any vacations, giving pleasure to their users and finally finding its place is on a home museum area. When we visited there, I noticed that its condition was forlorn and many parts spread to the ground, like its wings. When nobody took care of it, gradually lost the “will of life” becoming “sick” and finally its life ended. I think that this is happening here and there in Finland. Very sad. Number of thirteen photos.

Third case comes from Tornio. Its distance from Helsinki is 737km / 458mi. It served people well and when it became needless and thus “retired” as a well-served. This beautiful windmill is well-maintained throughout its life. We made a walking tour around it admiring its beauty. You can also take the virtual walking tour around it with us. Number of thirteen photos.

In Finland we have 31 lock canals which connect lakes and waterways. In this post I show to You photos from two lock canals. I love them, because they are situated on scenic places which means the beauty of the nature. I prefer to slow down my car by them and take a break when on road trip.

Those two canals are Canal of Karvio and canal of Varistaipale. Both of them are situated between the town of Varkaus and Joensuu very near to the Monastery of New Valamo. The length of canal of Karvio is 300 meters / 984 feet and it has only one lock. The length of canal of Varistaipale is 1100 meters / 3608 feet and it has four locks.